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At the recent Analytics for a Better World (ABW) Kickoff Event, leaders from academia, industry, and the nonprofit sector gathered—both in person and online—to reflect on past impact and share bold ambitions for the future of data science in service of the global good. A Mission Rooted in Urgency and Opportunity Founded three years ago […]

It is with great enthusiasm that we would like to introduce you to ABW’s new team member: Tessa Möller. Tessa will, as interim COO+ program/project manager, help us to make more impact by running our execution/delivery organization. With Tessa’s strong operational and leadership experience as well as a background in operations research and program/ project […]

On Tuesday, April 9th, we welcomed the incoming class of students at the REC Impact Center, who are embarking on their Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis journey focusing on ABW topics this semester! Following brief presentations from Prof. Dick den Hertog and ABW Managing Director Robert Monné, each student shared insights into their projects and the […]

We are happy to announce our new Outreach and Event Manager: Irina Ioniță! At ABW, Irina will focus on ensuring successful communication regarding our NGO’s developments, as well as keeping our community connected through online and in-person events. With 3 years of communications and events experience, and an academic background in communication science and media, […]

The Foundation for the Dutch Data Science Awards and KHMW (Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities) announce the Analytics for a Better World Award. The Analytics for a Better World Award is presented annually to an individual or organization that has applied analytics with a high social and/or societal impact that contributes to the […]

Last week, ABW CTO Parvathy Krishnan had the opportunity to participate in the AI for Social Good Dagstuhl Seminar! The AI for the social good seminar at the Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Center for Informatics had 27 people from 7 countries on 3 continents convene for a week to live together and work on forming collaborations. […]

We are thrilled to share some exciting news with all of you! Analytics for a Better World is embarking on a new chapter of growth, and we're delighted to announce the opening of our new office location!

The Financial Times has included the Analytics for a Better World courses, held at the University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Business School and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the highly commended category of this year's Responsible Business Education awards! 

On December 20th, 2023, an interesting article written by André Oerlemans was shared on Change.Inc about one of the projects developed during the ABW 2023 Fellowship Program. The project, developed by Odgerel Chintulga aimed at applying AI to help poor countries to secure more funds from the Green Climate Fund.

The ABW Café will be hosted the last Wednesday of every month and will bring together our partners from non-profits, companies, and research teams to collaborate and share knowledge around a selected topic

On November 30th, 2023 the Het Parool newspaper published an article about Prof. Dick den Hertog, written by Peter de Jong, highlighting his work and his recent win of the 2023 Impact Awards.

As part of the supervisory board, Jasmijn will support the Analytics for a Better World’s mission thanks to her extensive background in helping NGOs, corporates and SMEs with global-impact driven initiatives.